The Portland Press Herald reported that University of Maine women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon and former UMaine basketball player Emily Ellis were among the 10 women honored by the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators’ Association at its annual awards luncheon, held on the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
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The Bangor Daily News advanced a new University of Maine study that explored how personalities of individual animals affect mutualistic interactions with other species, which can shape their surrounding environment. “These results are exciting as they show that each individual plays a slightly different role in an ecosystem, and this role is determined by their […]
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WABI (Channel 5 in Bangor) and WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) reported on an upcoming job fair 10 a.m.–2 p.m. April 12 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The state is hosting the job fair in response to nearly 140 people losing their jobs after a fire destroyed the Penobscot McCrum potato processing facility […]
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The Franklin Journal promoted the first University of Maine Educators Institute, co-hosted by UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education. “Supporting Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being in School Communities: From Surviving to Thriving” will be a virtual event June 22–23. Register online.
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Ink Link noted that a University of Maine project highlighting that state’s Indigenous heritage was a recipient of a Telling the Full History Preservation Fund grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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The Piscataquis Observer highlighted University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program, which it expects to open April 19. UMaine Extension will offer drop-off sites statewide through Nov. 21.
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Melissa Maginnis, associate professor of microbiology, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the COVID-19 Omicron BA.2 variant in the Northeast. Maginnis told the Wall Street Journal that the winter surge also likely left a large portion of the U.S. with increased resistance, because BA.2 is similar to the coronavirus version that recently infected […]
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Jim Settele, director and graduate coordinator of the School of Policy & International Affairs, was interviewed by WMTW (Channel 8, Portland) about the U.S. sanctions on Russia. Settele said that the sanctions are “the most significant” of their kind in modern history. “They’re impactful on people in the country. The ruble has crashed. They can’t […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on Maine Impact Week, which will celebrate University of Maine faculty, students, community and their contributions to the social and economic advancement of the state and beyond, April 10–15. The public is invited to attend the more than 20 virtual and in-person events highlighting the impact of research and creative […]
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The Harpswell Anchor highlighted the role of the Tick Lab at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in aiding in the public health battle against Maine’s ticks. The column emphasized the importance of reporting tick bites to the lab. It said that if you recover a tick, preserve it with rubbing alcohol and have the […]
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